Communication Statistics Including Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) Statistics
Communication statistics presented in this chapter have been derived from The Thailand
Post Company Limited, the CAT Telecom Public Company Limited , the TOT Corporation Public
Company Limited and National Statistical Office.
The Communications Authority of Thailand is a state enterprise under the Ministry of
Information and Communication Technology, established by the Communications Authority of
Thailand Act B.E.
2519
on February
25, 1977
. It is responsible for the provision of domestic and
international postal, monetary and telecommunication services to the public, excepting domestic
telephone service which is under the responsibility of the Telephone Organization of Thailand.
As of
14
August,
2003
, the Communications Authority of Thailand is tranformed their
performance of function as well as the assets and liabilities into the CAT Telecom Public
Company Limited and Thailand Post Company Limited.
The Telephone Organization of Thailand was established on February
24, 1954
and took
over all the provincial telephone services from the Post and Telegraph Department on October
1,
1961
. The Metropolitan Telecommunications Area means the telephone areas in Bangkok,
Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan and the Provincial Telecommunications Area
means the telephone areas in other provinces.
In
1999
, the Telecom Asia Coparation Limited as being the True Coparation Limited in
present has been given concessions from the Telephone Organization of Thailand, the personal
communications telephone (PCT) services has been operated for subscribers in Metropolitan
Telecommunication Area by using the same number of residence for outdoor usage.
